"I wanted a guitar with a modern sound, but with a vintage feel, with smaller frets and more radius on the fingerboard. It had to be subtle enough to catch nuances, fast and easy to play." -- Joe Satriani in Ibanez - The Untold Story

Features

- The JS1200 features a DiMarzio PAF-JOE pickup in the bridge for warm vintage humbucker tones.- Multi-radius Prestige neck (JS1000/JS1200) is an exact digital rendering of the neck on Joe's favorite axe.- Lightweight aerofoil shaped basswood body provides comfort, upper-fret access and expressive singing tones.- High-pass filter on JS1000 and JS1200 volume pots maintains highs at low volumes.- Combination of 25 1/2 in. inch neck scale and DiMarzio or Ibanez Axis pickups provides wide dynamic range and versatility.- Basswood body: basswood is a comparatively lightweight wood, which makes it very comfortable for extended playing. With a good balance of highs and lows, basswood is right in between alder and mahogany in sound character.- Rosewood fingerboard: rosewood offers a strong, bright sound and an attractive appearance with a long grain.